Raid BuKhamseen
Well Engineering, Sales & Geoscience Technical Director
TAQA
Raid Bukhamseen is an upstream industry expert with more than 28 years of diverse and multinational experience across many areas within the subsurface domains, including oilfield services, oil and gas exploration, delineation, and production optimization. Currently holding the position of Geosciences & Engineering Technical Director at TAQA. Graduated with a bachelor's degree in Geology from KFUPM in 1997.
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TECHNICAL PROGRAMME | Energy Technologies
Solar, Wind and Nuclear Integration
Forum 21 | Digital Poster Plaza 4
29
April
11:30
13:30
UTC+3
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions monitoring, during field operations, is of crucial importance to oil and gas producers. The objective of this study is to introduce and evaluate the performance of a solar-powered GHG emissions monitoring system which can monitor, measure, track, and analyze GHG continuously, particularly Methane, Carbon Dioxide, and other required gases in real-time or near real-time to achieve several goals including compliance with regulations, emission reduction, environmental protection, reporting, operational efficiency, and early detection.
The GHG emissions monitoring system has several sensors that use several technologies to obtain the most accurate readings. For the measurement of methane emissions, the system uses gas standalone sensor pods which measure the methane and process the data into graphs using a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS); while for measuring Carbon Dioxide emissions, a non-dispersive infrared sensor (NDIR) is used. The solar system is used to power the batteries without any need for electricity for one week. The system provides a Wi-Fi 868 MHz system to connect all the sensor pods together.
Monitoring of fugitive greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions typically involves identifying, quantifying, and tracking the release of GHGs from various sources that are not directly emitted through controlled processes. Emissions usually come from leaks, accidental releases, or inefficiencies in the handling of gases during production, transportation, or use. The study showed that using continuous emission monitoring helped to confirm the gas production system's reliability and conformance. Another key metric in measuring the system performance is Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) which significantly enhanced the gas production system performance through early detection of leaks which allows immediate remedy for such leaks not allowing them to deteriorate. Using solar energy power supply reduced the need for power supply and manpower at the well site. Overall, this system increased the measurement accuracy by 15%-20% and reduced the measurement cost by 25%. The system offers optional remote monitoring & data download on-site and is characterized by the simplicity of deployment and flexibility of data collection either through the internet or on-site.
This study introduces a simplified yet efficient wireless solar-powered GHG emission monitoring system able to measure more than one gas simultaneously using different gas sensor technologies.
The GHG emissions monitoring system has several sensors that use several technologies to obtain the most accurate readings. For the measurement of methane emissions, the system uses gas standalone sensor pods which measure the methane and process the data into graphs using a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS); while for measuring Carbon Dioxide emissions, a non-dispersive infrared sensor (NDIR) is used. The solar system is used to power the batteries without any need for electricity for one week. The system provides a Wi-Fi 868 MHz system to connect all the sensor pods together.
Monitoring of fugitive greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions typically involves identifying, quantifying, and tracking the release of GHGs from various sources that are not directly emitted through controlled processes. Emissions usually come from leaks, accidental releases, or inefficiencies in the handling of gases during production, transportation, or use. The study showed that using continuous emission monitoring helped to confirm the gas production system's reliability and conformance. Another key metric in measuring the system performance is Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) which significantly enhanced the gas production system performance through early detection of leaks which allows immediate remedy for such leaks not allowing them to deteriorate. Using solar energy power supply reduced the need for power supply and manpower at the well site. Overall, this system increased the measurement accuracy by 15%-20% and reduced the measurement cost by 25%. The system offers optional remote monitoring & data download on-site and is characterized by the simplicity of deployment and flexibility of data collection either through the internet or on-site.
This study introduces a simplified yet efficient wireless solar-powered GHG emission monitoring system able to measure more than one gas simultaneously using different gas sensor technologies.
